spout

Definition

  • verb: to shoot out (a liquid) with force
  • verb: to eject (as liquid) in a stream
  • often + 'off'
  • synonyms: pawn, pledge, to shove up the spout

Examples

  • He 'spouted off' a long list of statistics to prove his point.

  • I'm tired of hearing him 'spout off' about his adventures.

  • His marriage is going 'up the spout'. [='down the drain']

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Can Spiderman come out to play? Where is she? - What is that? - That's cool! The itsy-bitsy spider Went up the water spout Down came the goblin And took the spider out Goblin, what have you done? Spiderman! This is why only fools are heroes. (..)
    2002 Spider-Man